Boys' name · since 1937
Jonn
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 537 babies named Jonn, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,561 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 537
- born since 1937
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jonn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 537 recorded since 1937.
Jonn has 537 recorded births among boys since 1937, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2016.
- #7,561 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 537 born since 1937
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonn ranks #7,561 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 537 born since 1937, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,561 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 537
- born since 1937
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jonn's 537 recorded births place it above 83.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jonn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jonn's full recorded timeline at 1974, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jonn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2016
- Peak year (1970)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Jonn by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (130 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Jonn's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jonn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
63 births
- 1960s
1960s
109 births
- 1970s
1970s
130 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 130 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jonn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jonn's total volume
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What to do with Jonn's data
- Jonn's decade-level peak was the 1970s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jonn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1937–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jonn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.